Fall’s best flavours come together in a delicious, kid-approved recipe that’s full of taste and nutrients. Add a salad or sandwich and you’ve got a quick, easy weeknight meal.

Check out the full article and recipe at Green Living:

http://greenlivingonline.com/article/real-food-real-kids-carrot-squash-soup

Eco-bricks just may be the solution to all that plastic trash that litters the world. In many third world countries, where there are official dump or containment sites, plastic waste simply piles up in villages and clogs the lakes and seas. Now thanks to a simple, yet ingenious idea, plastic is being easily recycled by villagers around the world and turned into eco-bricks. These bricks are then used as insulation in buildings, or layered between wire mesh as ‘wall material’.

An eco-brick is a plastic bottle stuffed solid with inorganic dry garbage. Making eco-bricks is simple and ultimately important! It’s the main material used for bottle schools and it has an enormous impact to the environment and it’s inhabitants. To make one, you basically need a plastic bottle, inorganic trash and a stick.

Article original posted at: http://www.happyhippie.com/articles/eco-bricks.html

Next week is Natural Health Product (NHP) Week. Organized by the Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA), November 12 to 18 is a time to “raise awareness and shine a spotlight on natural health products, their benefits, and the importance of our industry.” At alive, we think that’s a great cause for celebration, and we’re encouraging consumers to jump on board too!

Celebrate!
For individuals looking to improve their health and take a closer look at what they’re consuming, NHP Week is a great opportunity.

Taking a cup of joe has become an important if not a religious routine for most people. Especially in America where it is said in a Huffington Post article that Americans consume 400 million cups of coffee per day which is equivalent to 146 billion cups of coffee per year and 65% drink their coffee at breakfast hours. Making the U.S. one of the biggest consumers of coffee along with Finland, Norway, France, Germany and Japan.

Seventh Generation has a a great post on their blog with tips on buying second-hand baby gear. It starts off: “Keeping baby safe is a year-round responsibility…” Read more…